Health
Fruit a depression–buster for women
Women who eat fewer than two serves of fruit a day face a greater risk of developing depression, University of Queensland research shows.
Dec 16, 2014
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Pediatrics
Low income kids eat more fruits and vegetables when they are in school
The fruits and vegetables provided at school deliver an important dietary boost to low income adolescents, according to Meghan Longacre, PhD and Madeline Dalton, PhD of Dartmouth Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center and ...
Dec 11, 2014
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Pediatrics
Nursery school games encourage toddlers to try new healthy foods
Toddlers could receive a kick-start to a healthier diet later in life by taking part in fun fruit and veg games at nursery school, new University of Reading research has found.
Nov 19, 2014
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Medical research
Chemical in coffee may help prevent obesity-related disease
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects of obesity.
Nov 11, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Rolling back school nutrition standards would threaten progress against childhood obesity
Efforts to roll back current nutritional standards for the National School Lunch Program could jeopardize gains made in the fight against childhood obesity, write the authors of an article that will appear in the November ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Health
Fruit and veggies pave the road to happiness
Fruit and vegetables have been identified as a vital key to mental well-being.
Oct 20, 2014
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Health
Health lessons provided by interactive media easier for youth to swallow
Lecturing teens to eat their vegetables and get more exercise may not motivate them to adopt healthier habits, as many parents know. But will members of the "Facebook generation" learn to eat their broccoli and take more ...
Sep 29, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Boosting purchasing power to lower obesity rates
In January, as one of the first major initiatives of the Academic Vision, the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity will move to UConn from Yale University. The move will allow Rudd faculty to expand their work and build ...
Sep 25, 2014
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Immunology
You may have to watch what your fruits and veggies eat
People with food allergies always have to watch what they eat. Now, they may have to watch what their fruits and vegetables eat, as it seems it's possible to have an allergic reaction to antibiotic residues in food.
Sep 3, 2014
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Health
Fruit and vegetable intake still too low; human nutritionist says to focus on lunch
Changes to a supplemental nutrition program are improving the number of fruits eaten daily by children, but kids and adults still aren't reaching the recommended daily intake amounts. A Kansas State University human nutritionist ...
Aug 20, 2014
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